Vocabulary: Abuela Invents the Zero, Mother to Son

Compromise

• A vertical tube that people inside submarines can look through to see above the surface of the water

  
  

• Showing marked deterioration often accompanying old age

  
  

• An agreement between two groups or people in which you both give up something that they originally wanted

  
  

• A vertical tube that people inside submarines can look through to see above the surface of the water

  
  

Obligation

• A very clear, brilliant glass

  
  

• An agreement between two groups or people in which you both give up something that they originally wanted

  
  

• A very thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece

  
  

• A duty to do something

  
  

Periscope

• Showing marked deterioration often accompanying old age

  
  

• A vertical tube that people inside submarines can look through to see above the surface of the water

  
  

• A very thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece

  
  

• The place where Roman Catholics believe the spirits of dead people are sent to suffer for their sins before they go to heaven

  
  

Purgatory

• The place where Roman Catholics believe the spirits of dead people are sent to suffer for their sins before they go to heaven

  
  

• Showing marked deterioration often accompanying old age

  
  

• The area at the top of the staircase which has rooms leading off it

  
  

• A short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor

  
  

Senile

• An agreement between two groups or people in which you both give up something that they originally wanted

  
  

• Showing marked deterioration often accompanying old age

  
  

• A short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor

  
  

• A surface that is not covered or decorated with anything

  
  

Crystal

• The area at the top of the staircase which has rooms leading off it

  
  

• A short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor

  
  

• A very clear, brilliant glass

  
  

• An agreement between two groups or people in which you both give up something that they originally wanted

  
  

Landing

• A very thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece

  
  

• A surface that is not covered or decorated with anything

  
  

• A short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor

  
  

• The area at the top of the staircase which has rooms leading off it

  
  

Splinter

• A very thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece

  
  

• A surface that is not covered or decorated with anything

  
  

• Showing marked deterioration often accompanying old age

  
  

• A short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor

  
  

Tack

• An agreement between two groups or people in which you both give up something that they originally wanted

  
  

• A short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor

  
  

• A duty to do something

  
  

• A vertical tube that people inside submarines can look through to see above the surface of the water

  
  

Bare

• A duty to do something

  
  

• The place where Roman Catholics believe the spirits of dead people are sent to suffer for their sins before they go to heaven

  
  

• A very thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece

  
  

• A surface that is not covered or decorated with anything